My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
DEREK JETERI go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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